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FriendFeed Updates Search Functionality Posted by Nathania Johnson Feb 4, 2009 FriendFeed has updated its search feature with added functionality. If you're not familiar, FriendFeed is a social aggregator that enables users to track activity on various social networks and social bookmarking sites from one place. Now, you can conduct the following search functions: Search for words only in entry titles or ... » Continue reading
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Google Adds Location-Aware Social App to Google Maps Posted by Kevin Newcomb Feb 4, 2009 With the launch of Google Latitude, Google Maps for Mobile users can now opt into a service that allows users to see where their friends are on a map. The Latitude service is available now on Blackberry, S60, and Windows Mobile, and is expected to be available on Android in the ... » Continue reading
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Yahoo Patent App Sheds Light on SEO Priorities Posted by Kevin Newcomb Feb 4, 2009 A recent patent application from Yahoo highlights several factors that Yahoo itself proposes to use for optimizing Web pages for its search engine, according to the ever-vigilant patent-watcher Bill Slawski. The application, "Automated System to Improve Search Engine Optimization on Web Pages," was filed in June 2007 and published last month. ... » Continue reading
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AOL Not the Bright Spot in Time Warner's Q4 2008 Earnings Posted by Nathania Johnson Feb 4, 2009 While search was a bright spot in the earnings of Yahoo and Microsoft, and Google beat Wall Street estimates, AOL is not faring as well. Time Warner released its 2008 fourth quarter earnings and AOL lost 18% in ad revenue. Last year, Time Warner announced that it would split AOL into ... » Continue reading
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Microsoft Adds Live Search Instant Answers to Internet Explorer 8 Search Box Posted by Nathania Johnson Feb 4, 2009 Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) now features Live Search Instant Answers in the search box. The types of instant answers you'll see include: Financial informationWeather conditionsMovie show timesCalculationsEquationsConversionsDefinitions Here's an example of looking up a stock, in this case, Microsoft (MSFT): Related Reading: Live Search Adds Shopping and Flight Instant Answers Live Search Implements Instant Answers ... » Continue reading
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What could cause massive drop in CTR? Feb 3, 2009 OK. I've been running pretty much the same ad forever. My competitors have been running the same ads. All of a sudden about a week ago my CTR has dropped from 5-6% to 1-2%. But nothing else out there has changed. My ads haven't changed. ... » Join the discussion
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Irrelevant Links Feb 4, 2009 Can irrevlevant inbound links hurt you in search rankings? If not, do they help at all? » Join the discussion
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java hurt rankings? Feb 3, 2009 On a financial site I would like to put a java applet for a ticker on the main index page. But not having java on a new pc build, I've noticed that the entire page won't load if java isn't installed locally. This notion presents the prospect of java's absence hurting not ... » Join the discussion
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